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Boston's sport fans—once a bunch of admirable stoics capable of accepting the inevitability of defeat with a graceful fatalism—are having a hard time coping with loss ever since their swift transition from poignant dignity to loudmouthed arrogance, a transformation which inspired a unifying sense of hatred and disgust in the rest of a previously sympathetic nation.







It's true. Thankfully, we'll never have to go through this with Cubbies' fans.
Boston did nothing to deserve this glut of talented teams. NOTHING.
Disagree 5,000%. If only on principle; I disagree with everything on the Boston Glob (sic) sports pages.
I'm glad to see Doris Kearns Goodwin gain a sense of humor.
Hopefully, the legacy of this weekend's events will be that trash talk always works.
Wow, graceful is not a word I would associate with that group. Have you watched a Celtic's game lately?
The Boston media elite pine for the days when Dan Aykroyd and Daniel Stern could kidnap Damon Wayans with impunity.
"Bostons Sportsfans Suck": Some Guys